Physician Compensation, Salary and Physician Practice Surveys

In keeping with our mission to deliver up-to-date information that helps our clients and candidates make informed physician recruitment and medical career decisions, Merritt Hawkins conducts a variety of physician salary and compensation incentives surveys. We know how important the latest healthcare trends in physician compensation and salaries are to the negotiation process. These statistically evaluated physician recruiting survey results pinpoint:

Average physician salaries by specialty

Additional physician compensation incentives

Physician revenue generation

Practice preferences of medical residents

Other related topics

Along with the physician compensation surveys, you’ll also find information on interesting healthcare trends across physician specialties, career satisfaction results and other trends relevant to physician recruiting.

New! 2016 Survey of PA Recruiting and Employment Trends. Conducted by Merritt Hawkins in cooperation with the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), this survey examines physician assistant recruiting and employment trends at hospitals nationwide. The survey shows how many hospitals are recruiting PAs, why they are recruiting them and the roles they are filling. This infographic shows key findings of the survey, and complete results and the full survey report can be accessed here.

The 2016 Survey of America's Physicians is now available. It covers an overview of professional morale, practice patterns, career plans, and perspectives of today’s physicians, aggregated by age, gender, primary care/specialists, and practice owners/employees. For a complete copy of the Survey, please click here.

The 2016 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives is now available. It covers an overview of the salaries, bonuses, and other incentives customarily used to recruit physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. For a complete copy of the Review, please click here.

2016 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey

How much revenue do physicians generate on behalf of their affiliated hospitals per year? Merritt Hawkins’ new survey provides the answer. Download the free report here.

Patient Physician Access Index

A new ranking system from Merritt Hawkins listing 33 benchmarks and variables that influence patient access to physicians in each state. The 50 states are ranked from those with the most positive physician access variables to those with the least positive variables. See the infographic with state rankings and access the entire report here. View the interactive physician map here.

Now in its 22nd year, Merritt Hawkins 2015 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives offers the most comprehensive look at physician salaries, signing bonuses and recruiting trends in the industry. Used as a benchmark by hospitals, medical groups and many other healthcare facilities nationwide, the Review offers both physician incentive metrics and an in-depth analysis of the trends driving physician recruitment today. View a preview of the survey or download the full copy.

2015 Final-Year Medical Residents Survey

Merritt Hawkins’ 2015 Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents examines the level of demand for graduating medical residents and a variety of other factors pertaining to the career preferences and practice plans of physicians completing their medical training. See the infographic here and access the entire survey here.

A Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Plans and Perspectives

Merritt Hawkins has completed a survey of over 20,000 Physicians for The Physicians Foundation, revealing the morale levels, practice metrics, and practice plans of today’s doctors. For a complete copy of “A Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Plans and Perspectives,” request your copy here. View the infographic with key survey data on Today's Doctor.

In its 21st edition, the 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives reports family medicine physicians top the list of the most highly recruited doctors for the eighth consecutive year. Internists, Hospitalists and Advanced Practitioners are also among those in high demand. For a complete copy of the Review, please complete the form here.

2014 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times

The 2014 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times is a survey examining the time needed to schedule a new patient appointment with a physician in 15 major metropolitan markets and the rates of physician Medicaid and Medicare acceptance in these markets, based on 2013 data. Read more.

In its 20th edition, the 2013 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives reports family medicine physicians top the list of the most highly recruited doctors. Geriatricians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are also among those in high demand. View a preview of our 2013 edition here. For a complete copy of survey results call 800-876-0500.

2013 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey

Intended to provide benchmark data for hospitals to use to develop a "quantitative analysis" of their physician recruiting programs, the data may also help set physician compensation levels or recruiting incentives through a cost/benefit analysis comparing the aggregate expense of recruiting physicians to the average revenue generated by physicians in various specialties. Read more.

A Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Plans and Perspectives

Merritt Hawkins has completed a survey of 14,000 Physicians for The Physicians Foundation, revealing the morale levels, practice metrics, and practice plans of today’s doctors. For a complete copy of “A Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Plans and Perspectives” call Merritt Hawkins at (800) 876-0500. Access a preview of the survey.

Merritt Hawkins Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives

Now in its 19th year, the Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives is used as a national benchmark by hospitals, medical groups and other healthcare facilities nationwide. View a Preview of our 2012 edition here. For a complete copy of survey results call 800-876-0500.

Merritt Hawkins 2011 Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents

How many times are doctors in their final year of medical training contacted by recruiters? What are the practice preferences and concerns of newly trained physicians? Merritt Hawkins’ 2011 Survey of Final Year Medical Residents addresses these and related questions. Read a preview of the survey here. For a complete copy of survey results call 800-876-0500.

2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times

The 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times is a good indicator of patient access to medical services and can be used by healthcare professionals to evaluate the current state of physician supply and demand in select markets and medical specialties. Read more.

The survey reflects how hospital CEOs view the current supply of physicians, nurses and allied healthcare professionals. It looks at whether the need for such professionals has fluctuated due to the economic downturn, the vacancy rate of clinical professionals, the extent to which staffing shortages have compromised access to care and other related issues. Read more.

White Papers:

Physician and Hospital Reimbursement: From “Lodge Medicine” to MIPS

In this white paper, Merritt Hawkins traces how compensation for physician and hospital services has evolved through the years. Read More

Population Health Management and Physician Staffing

In this white paper, Merritt Hawkins examines the development of population health management, component elements, and how healthcare organizations are implementing and staffing this emerging delivery model. Read more

Psychiatry: “The Silent Shortage”

A disturbing trend continues to develop in the supply of psychiatrists and overall quality of mental healthcare nationwide. Read more

The Aging Physician Workforce: A Demographic Dilemma

As we move further into the 21st century, aging population demographics will become a key challenge facing the healthcare system. Read more

Women in Medicine

In this white paper, Merritt Hawkins examines the history of females in medicine, distribution of female physicians among specialties and states, practice, salary and work considerations, and projects how the growth of female physicians will change the composition of the physician workforce. Read more

The Economic Impact of Physicians

A Fact Sheet Examining the Economic Contribution Physicians Make to Their Communities and to Their Affiliated Hospitals. Read more.

The Changing Landscape in Academic Medicine Recruiting

Change is endemic throughout the healthcare system today, even in academic medicine. This whitepaper examines the evolving academic physician recruiting trends and practices in academic medicine. Read more.

Ten Keys to Physician Retention

In an era of physician shortages, retaining physicians on your current medical staff is more important than ever. This white paper includes the key elements of a physician retention plan, which also can promote more effective physician recruiting. Read more.

Health Reform and the Decline of Private Physician Practice

A white paper examining the effects of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on physician practices in the United States, including results of Physicians and Health Reform, a survey of 100,000 physicians. Read more.

For information on physician trends, nursing trends or other surveys or to access historical survey data, contact us.